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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Snyder Communications, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware 52-1983617
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification no.)
2 Democracy Center
6903 Rockledge Drive, 15th Floor
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
If this Form relates to the registration of a If this Form relates to the registration of a
class of debt securities and is effective upon class of debt securities and is to become
filing pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(1) effective simultaneously with the
please check the following box. / / effectiveness of a concurrent registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(2)
please check the following box. / /
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SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
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Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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Common Stock (par value $0.001 per share) New York Stock Exchange
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SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
None
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(Title of class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
Information concerning the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of Snyder Communications, Inc. (the "Company") to be registered hereunder is
incorporated by reference to the section entitled "Description of Capital
Stock" in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement on Form
S-1, as amended from time to time (Registration No. 333-07495), filed by the
Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 2. Exhibits.
1. The Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended
from time to time (Registration No. 333-07495), is incorporated herein by this
reference.
2. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company is
incorporated herein by this reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended from time to time (Registration
No. 333-07495).
3. The Bylaws of the Company are incorporated herein by this
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
as amended from time to time (Registration No. 333-07495).
4. A specimen certificate of the Common Stock of the Company is
incorporated herein by this reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended from time to time (Registration
No. 333-07495).
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
SNYDER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Date: September 9, 1996 By: /s/ Daniel M. Snyder
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Daniel M. Snyder
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
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